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Display Name: ashaw312
Member Since: 12/13/09

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The blue piano makes me cringe. NOT a good place for a piano, with close proximity to so many windows and climate changes. The rest are great!


Decorating With Instruments: 15 Beautiful Rooms with a Piano
4/21/13 8:52 PM

The only issue I have with all of the metals that are re-purposed is this...Here in FL I feel like the plants would get totally friend unless they were only partial sun or shade plants.


15 Repurposed Planters: Just Add Dirt
4/4/13 10:13 PM

This room is great. I love that things were recycled from the parents, too. A very "home grown" feel that is comforting and artistic at the same time.


Cian's Adventurous Space My Room
3/16/13 10:07 PM

Oh woe is me and my allergies. I sneeze like crazy when I have them around but I still love them so. Sigh


Day 3: Treating My Home to Flowers & Green Cleaners Liveblogging the January Cure
1/4/13 7:11 PM

@chartreuse, I'm glad you noticed the frame above the bath too. It was the first thing that stuck out at me when I clicked on that pic from the thumbnail. I love the tub though!


Glenn and Paula's New Life Farmhouse House Tour
11/25/12 8:58 PM

I love pale blue bedrooms. That is all.


Paint Color Portfolio: Pale Blue Bedrooms
11/7/12 8:20 PM

If this was in the US, I would absolutely LOVE to live there!


A Self-Sustaining, Environmentally Sensitive, Car-Free Satellite City:
Would You Live There?

10/26/12 2:40 PM

I LOVE the green and yellow. Sky and grass:) This would be a great unisex room!


Pryor's Green, White & Yellow Pad My Room
10/18/12 11:54 AM

I have those same wooden carved words (except the "love"). I love them! From etsy:)


Fresh Kids Color Combo: Yellow & Aqua
10/11/12 7:20 PM

WOW. What a great home!


Graeme & Megan's Cliff May Home
in Harvey Park House Tour

9/6/12 4:36 PM

I'm in FL, and something that I found that's great is lantana. There are a million varieties and I actually found one that's lightly scented. They have great, bright blossoms that are butterfly and bee friendly, AND they grow in containers well, although they will spread in a "bush-like" manner if allowed to roam in the ground. :)


5 Fragrant Plants for a Small Space
9/2/12 9:00 PM

SHould've specified that the clin-ons were applied to the actual windows;)


10 Ways to Customize a Rental
8/19/12 6:36 PM

One of the best things we did was to install (not super cheap @ $40-50) privacy sheer cling-ons in our living room where we didn't want to pay for shades or blinds. Got it at Lowe's and it goes on with a squeegee and a little soap/water primer combo. Makes such a huge difference and we still get light but there's no privacy issue!


10 Ways to Customize a Rental
8/19/12 6:35 PM

Now that I look more closely, the door looks as if it just needs replacing all together.


Ideas for Back Exterior of New House? Good Questions
8/17/12 11:49 AM

First and foremost, I would paint the top "siding" wall portion, as well as the door frame and the window frames. You could, of course, pick any color you like as long as it went well with the concrete. Then, I would actually make the flower bed a raised bed (at least a few feet high) and have either 1) regular flowers you could change seasonally OR 2) a beautiful trailing plant that could climb up the whole side. I think, depending on climate, that bouganvilleas are always beautiful.


Ideas for Back Exterior of New House? Good Questions
8/17/12 11:48 AM

I absolutely LOATHE the idea of #3. Seriously. How the heck are you gonna clean that upholstered chest? My mother always said that when you buy something you have to always know how/if it's possible to clean it before buying it. Best advice ever.


IKEA 2013 Catalog Preview: Stylists' Design Ideas Worth Stealing
7/21/12 1:12 PM

I DO NOT LIKE READING ON MY KINDLE. I just don't. Hmmmph

Also, who the heck uses a new towel for after every shower?!?!?!?! I have never known anyone who does this....!


12 Things You Probably Own Too Many Of
6/7/12 7:58 PM

@Cremedela- A bathroom either has to have a vent fan OR a window for ventilation. It is illegal to not have one of those things. If I were you, I'd be calling some code violation on your landlord ASAP!


Before & After: Dana's Updated Bathroom House*Tweaking
5/5/12 12:46 PM

HOLY TOLITO that bathroom shower/coloring is identical to ours!!!!! Weird.


Before & After: Dana's Updated Bathroom House*Tweaking
5/5/12 12:41 PM

Usually I am terrified when I see painted brick but this looks wonderful and it's sooooo tasteful!


Curb Appeal: Putting The Modern Back in Mid-Century
5/5/12 12:36 PM